Your ACT Score Report

So...what’s next

CONGRATULATIONS

2014 MHS ACT avg score: 16.63

2015 MHS ACT avg score: 17.75

So...now what? What’s next?

Directions:1. Get your ACT / PLAN / Explore Score Report.

2. Look at the back of your report at the “World-of-Work Map.” Based on what was shaded, choose ONE of the main areas that fit you. Do you like to work with:a. People (care, services, leadership, sales)b. Things (machines, materials, crops/animals)c. Data (facts, records, numbers, business procedures)d. Ideas (abstractions, theories, insights, new ways of

doing things)

3. Go that CORNER of the room.

3. With an elbow partner, talk about the following questions:a. Check out the categories that fall into that corner (e.g.,

Data: Category F: Financial Transactions). Look at the ”Career Area List” on the right and the potential careers under that category. “Are there any careers that interest you? Why?”

b. “Are there other categories that you’re interested in that weren’t shaded?”

c. “What are your post-high school plans to help you achieve these career goals?”

Range of typical ACT Composite scores of successful college

students majoring in these fields (http://www.act.org/wwm/)A. Employment-Related Services (22 - 27)B. Marketing & Sales (22 - 27)C. Management (21 - 26)D. Regulation & Protection (20 - 25)E. Communications & Records (18 - 23)F. Financial Transactions (22 - 27)G. Distribution & Dispatching (22 - 27)H. Transport Operation & Related (20 - 27)I. Agriculture, Forestry & Related (20 - 25)J. Computer & Information Specialties (23 - 28)K. Construction & Maintenance (18 - 23)L. Crafts & Related (18 - 25)M. Manufacturing & Processing (17 - 24)

N. Mechanical & Electrical Specialties (17 - 23)O. Engineering & Technologies (24 - 29)P. Natural Science & Technologies (23 - 28)Q. Medical Technologies (24 - 29)R. Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (22 - 27)S. Social Science (23 - 28)T. Applied Arts (Visual) (22 - 27)U. Creative & Performing Arts (22 - 27)V. Applied Arts (Written & Spoken) (23 - 28)W. Health Care (20 - 25)X. Education (21 - 26)Y. Community Services (21 - 26)Z. Personal Services (15 - 22)

4. Please go back to your desk with your score reports.

5. Fill out the ACT Score Report EXIT PASS for this activity.Ideas for action steps:● See your grade level counselor. ● See your content teacher.● Now: Take notes in your classes.● Summer: Khan Academy. Achieve 3000. READ!

Juniors:● Next ACT is June 13, 2015. ● Deadline to register is May 8. Waivers are available.● GO to B100 for applications and fee waivers.

About the World-of-Work Map

● FOUR types of basic work tasks (compass points)

1. Data: facts, records, numbers, business procedures

2. Ideas: abstractions, theories, insights, new ways of doing things

3. People: care, services, leadership, sales

4. Things: machines, materials, crops/animals

About the World-of-Work Map

● one or two of these basic work tasks

capture the primary nature of an

occupation

○ Example:

■ editors work mostly with

people and ideas.

About the World-of-Work Map

● organizes 555 occupations into

26 groups of similar occupations

(career areas)

http://www.act.org/wwm/